Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby is under NCAA investigation for gambling and has taken an indefinite leave of absence. This situation raises questions about his potential eligibility for the NFL supplemental draft.
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Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is being investigated by the NCAA for gambling.
That's the news that emerged Monday, when the Red Raiders announced that Sorsby is taking an indefinite leave of absence to figure out a gambling addiction.
This clearly has wide-ranging implications on a number of levels, but one of the narratives that NFL analysts have already begun to discuss is the supplemental draft.
Sorsby, if he had played out the 2026 season at Texas Tech as planned, would've had a chance at being a first-round pick, or at least a QB drafted at some point in the early to middle rounds.
Now, it's not clear what the next steps might be for Sorsby in college football.
Multiple football writers have already suggested on social media that Sorsby should enter the supplemental draft for the NFL.
This doesn't seem impossible, either. There's a bit of precedent here.
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Essentially, a player who would've been eligible to be drafted anyway submits to the NFL to put their name into the supplemental draft.
At that point, teams are given a list of players on the board, and they have a bit of a reverse bidding process.
Brendan Sorsby is currently being investigated for gambling, which could affect his eligibility for the NFL supplemental draft.
He took an indefinite leave of absence to address a gambling addiction.
If Sorsby had played the 2026 season, he could have been a first-round pick; his current situation may hinder his draft stock.
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One team could say they'd spend a fifth-round pick on Sorsby. Another could say they'd use a fourth-rounder.
If the fourth-round pick was the earliest bid, that team would get Sorsby for that cost while forfeiting that round pick in the following year's traditional draft.
If Sorsby went down this path, there'd be some precedent.
Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor entered the NFL supplemental draft after being handed a five-game suspension by the NCAA.
The Oakland Raiders used a third-round pick on him in 2011.
Of note to Sorsby -- Pryor still had to serve his NCAA-given suspension in the NFL. The league didn't have to do it, but chose to give Pryor an identical length punishment to what the NCAA had already ruled.
Pryor had been caught up in the Buckeyes' memorabilia-for-cash scandal.
Sorsby's gambling situation could be a different beast, depending on what investigations uncover.
But if he comes out relatively unscathed but still faces NCAA punishment, the supplemental draft could certainly be in play.